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Roberto

/ɹəˈbɛɹtoʊ/ · 99% boys · #570 in the US for boys, 2025

Roberto has been given to about 113,477 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1991, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation/ɹəˈbɛɹtoʊ/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 98,050
Median age today37 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Roberto per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1991 · 2,132
  • Born in 2025519
  • All time113,477
  • England & Wales, 20257

How popular is Roberto?

Roberto ranks 570th among American boys in 2025, with 519 born that year. Its best year was 1991, when 2,132 babies were given the name, ranking 153rd. The typical living American called Roberto is about 37 years old today. It is relatively most common in New Mexico, where it accounts for 0.04% of births.

Names that sound like Roberto

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Norberto0.81
  2. Rigoberto0.80
  3. Robert0.74
  4. Alberto0.74
  5. Gilberto0.67
  6. Heriberto0.68
  7. Humberto0.67
  8. Romeo0.62

Middle names for Roberto

Ranked by flow score
  1. Roberto Paul0.85
  2. Roberto Lee0.85
  3. Roberto Dean0.84
  4. Roberto Blake0.84
  5. Roberto Bryce0.84
  6. Roberto Wade0.84

Sibling names for Roberto

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Hectorbrother · 0.99
  2. Pedrobrother · 0.98
  3. Mariobrother · 0.98
  4. Joannasister · 0.98
  5. Alisonsister · 0.97
  6. Anasister · 0.97

Where Roberto is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New Mexico0.04%
  2. Texas0.04%
  3. Arizona0.04%
  4. California0.04%
  5. Nevada0.03%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Roberto White0.80
  2. Roberto Nguyen0.80
  3. Roberto Lee0.80
  4. Roberto Hill0.80
  5. Roberto Hall0.80
  6. Roberto Green0.80

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Roberto

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. Norway1945–2025
  6. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Roberto across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.